Modern world history scope and sequence kansas

Department of History




Studying history at the University of Kansas will expand your mind. Our course offerings introduce students to medieval witches and Samurai warriors, conspiracy cranks and Native American prophets, Chairman Mao and the Black Panthers. Students can take courses on the history of sexuality, or, if that isn’t exciting enough, courses on natural disasters, wars, and plagues. With 25 tenured and tenure-track faculty, the Department of History covers the globe.

But studying history is more than just an entertaining adventure. Training in historical research, analysis, and writing develops skills that are essential in our information economy, and this preparation is especially useful to students planning to pursue graduate training and careers in law, public policy, journalism, education, and a universe of other possibilities, as our recent undergraduate and graduate alumni throughout the world can attest.

The Department of History at KU offers an outstanding undergraduate program with approximately 275 History majors and minors. These students are taught by faculty who consistently win awards for their teaching as well as their research. Beyond the introduct









Course Features

Assessment: Pre-Test, Lesson Practice, Unit Exams, Mid-Term Exam, Final Exam

Course Details

Acellus World History, a full year course, delves into the history of world civilizations. This course covers major events in history, from the dawn of civilization up through present-day. Students will study the geography and populations of different areas. Students will study the major events that have shaped society and discuss how different cultures and conflicts have affected the world as we know it today. Acellus World History is taught by Acellus Instructor Todd Edmond.

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Scope and Sequence


Unit 1
In this unit students are introduced to the course and then dive into the subject of human history. They continue with the dawn of civilization, the geography of Africa, early African civilizations, and Ancient Egypt. They discuss early West Asian civilizations and Zoroastrianism. They explore Mesopotamia and Judaism. They consider Ancient India, Hinduism, and Buddhism. They investigate early East Asian civilizations, Ancient China, early civilizations o

HIST 120



Courses



HIST 120   Local and Kansas History (3 Hours)


This survey course introduces students to the history of the region that is today the state of Kansas, from approximately 900AD to the present. This course will examine the cultures, economies, politics, and relationships with the natural environment of the various peoples who have inhabited what we now know as Kansas. In addition, students will learn about the complex relationships between the many peoples who have lived in Kansas.




HIST 125   Western Civilization: Ancient World to the Renaissance (3 Hours)


This survey course introduces students to major developments, ideas, and personalities that have shaped institutions and practices in the Western world to approximately 1500. Students will analyze and discuss the Ancient Near East, Greek and Roman civilizations, the rise of Western Christendom, and the emergence of the Renaissance. It is not necessary to take HIST 125 before HIST 126.




HIST 126   Western Civilization: Scientific Revolution to the Modern Age (3 Hours)


This survey course introduces students to major developments, ideas,

AP World History: Modern



Course Overview

In the AP World History: Modern, students will explore the major themes and skills necessary to analyze historical events and developments. The course is divided into nine units, each focusing on a different period and topic in world history. The units delve into specific topics such as trade networks, land-based empires, transoceanic interconnections, revolutions, consequences of industry, global conflict, Cold War and decolonization, and globalization. Students will examine the expansion of trade, the rise and strategies of land-based empires, the exploration and colonization of the Americas, Africa, and Asia, the Age of Revolutions, the consequences of industrialization, global conflicts in the 20th century, the Cold War and decolonization, and the processes and effects of globalization.

Throughout the course, students will analyze causation, explore different cultures and civilizations, compare and contrast societies, and examine the interconnectedness of historical events and developments. By the end of the course, students will have gained a comprehensive understanding of world history and the ability to analyze and interpret hi